North Carolinian Georgia “Tiny” Broadwich was the first woman in history to parachute from an airplane.
BACK IN THE DAY
Back in the Day: The Mother of Invention
North Carolinian Beulah Henry was hailed as the female counterpart to Thomas Edison, and has been credited with more than 100 inventions.
Back in the Day: A Whale of a Tale
In 1928, a massive carcass of a sperm whale washed ashore in Wrightsville Beach — and that was just the beginning of the trouble.
Back in the Day: When the Circus Came to Camp
Legendary circus showman P.T. Barnum’s great-granddaughter founded Rockbrook Camp for Girls in Brevard — and turned a famously tiny chair into a can't-miss attraction among campers.
Back in the Day: The Call of the Country
The National Hollerin’ Contest once brought national attention to the tiny North Carolina community of Spivey’s Corner.
Back in the Day: An Atomic Honeymoon
How one North Carolina couple spent three nights in the bomb shelter at the Executive Mansion in 1961.
Cute Cub Alert!
In 1972, legendary photographer and Grandfather Mountain proprietor Hugh Morton took this 10-week-old bear cub on a trip across North Carolina.
Back in the Day: Curating Inclusion
Legendary Raleigh librarian Mollie Huston Lee dedicated her life to creating a community where all people could congregate, and minds could flourish.
Guardians of the Geese
Gaddy’s Goose Pond drew thousands of Canada geese — and people from around the world — to Ansonville.
